Day: 28 November 2016

Chapter 6

There was no light left save that of the stars. When they had understood what made this ghostly noise and percival was quiet again, Ralph and Simon picked him up unhandily and carried him to a shelter. Piggy hung about near for all his brave words, and the three bigger boys went together to the next shelter. They lay restlessly and noisily among the dry leaves, watching the patch of stars that was the opening towards the lagoon. Sometimes a littlun cried out from the other shelters and once a bigun spoke in the dark. Then they too fell asleep
The clamour broke out. Some of the boys wanted to go back to the beach. Some wanted to roll more rocks. The sun was bright and danger had faded with the darkness

Chapter 5

The tide was coming in and there was only a narrow strip of firm beach between the water and the white, stumbling stuff near the palm terrace. Ralph chose the firm strip as a path because he needed to think and only here could he allow his feet to move without having to watch them.

The three boys stood in the darkness,striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life.

‘They wouldn’t quarrel ‘

‘Or break my specs-‘

‘Or talk about a beast-‘

‘if only they could